Ishtiyaq Hussain reports: The hacker who successfully attacked the Kyber Network is back in action after a break of seven months, which has caused new alarms in the cryptocurrency world. Thus, on October 22, 2024, the hacker initiated another trade and used Tornado Cash to launder 2,200 (ETH) worth approximately $5.83 million. […] The hacker’s…
Personal Data Protection Commission of Singapore issues three undertakings stemming from ransomware attacks
On October 23, the Personal Data Protection Commission of Singapore issued three undertakings with the follow statement: The new Undertakings reveals breaches stemming from various ransomware attacks due to the insufficient security IT measures implemented, affecting the personal data of over 690,000 individuals. In response, the affected organisations are to implement remediation plans to rectify the…
SEC Charges Four Companies With Misleading Cyber Disclosures
Washington D.C., Oct. 22, 2024 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged four current and former public companies – Unisys Corp., Avaya Holdings Corp., Check Point Software Technologies Ltd, and Mimecast Limited – with making materially misleading disclosures regarding cybersecurity risks and intrusions. The SEC also charged Unisys with disclosure controls and procedures violations….
Hackers Disable Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine Once Again
Matt L. Hall reports: Hackers have again created havoc with the Internet Archive and its Wayback Machine, just one day after the site reported it had been restored. While Archive-It and the Internet Archive blog are still up, currently, the rest of IA’s services are seemingly unavailable. That means if you’re an avid user of…
CISA: Proposed Security Requirements for Restricted Transactions Pursuant to Exec. Order 14117
Following up on President Biden’s recent executive order and the Justice Department’s notice of proposed rulemaking, CISA has issued the following: PROPOSED SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR RESTRICTED TRANSACTIONS Pursuant to Exec. Order 14117, Preventing Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern On February 28, 2024, President Biden signed…
Madras High Court dismisses petition seeking probe into Star Health Insurance data breach
Ayesha Arvind reports: The Madras High Court Wednesday dismissed the petition filed by cyber security researcher Himanshu Pathak seeking a probe into the alleged data breach at national insurance firm, Star Health Insurance. Justice M Dhandapani dismissed Pathak’s petition after noting that a civil suit filed by Star Health last year dealing with the same issue is already pending…